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Cruciform Adaptation
A few thoughts… in love and for love. We live within the story of climate breakdown and in a previous post we explored that it is highly...
Jon Swales
Aug 26, 20234 min read


Where is Jesus?
A few thoughts… composed in love and for love. "They asked Mary, 'Woman, why are you crying?' 'They have taken my Lord away,' she said,...
Jon Swales
Aug 25, 20232 min read


An Open Letter to the Church: Love in a World of Climate Breakdown
Dear Brothers & Sisters Thank you for taking the time to read this post. The sobering truth is that our lives are unfolding in the...
Jon Swales
Aug 24, 20239 min read


Jon Swales interviewed on Hopeful Activists Podcast
Several months ago I had the privilege of being able to share on the Hopeful Activists podcast about the crossover between worship,...
Jon Swales
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Rivers: A Prayer for the Climate & Ecological Emergency
Father of Creation, The first and the last, You created a world of wonder, Full of possibility and potential, You declared it to be good....
Jon Swales
Aug 24, 20232 min read


The Inclusive Kingdom
This blog post is part of a larger teaching about the Missiology of the Gospel of Luke and can be found in this recording MTMM Missiology...
Jon Swales
Aug 23, 20234 min read


Cruciform Resistance
A few thoughts…. The Kingdom of God, as proclaimed and enacted by Jesus, is a deeply subversive force that undermines the foundations of...
Jon Swales
Aug 22, 20231 min read


Power & Leadership
In the Gospel of Luke, we encounter dark and sinister forces that stand in opposition to King Jesus and the Kingdom of God. These dark...
Jon Swales
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Leadership & Empire
The historical Jesus proclaimed and enacted the Kingdom of God, challenging leadership styles and the use of power, not only in his own...
Jon Swales
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Jesus & the Puppet Master
Since the time of Augustine, the theological foundation of Western culture has incorporated the concept that God is all powerful and...
Jon Swales
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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